The Yuri Bashmet International Charitable Foundation has awarded its Dmitri Shostakovich prize to Alexei Ratmansky. This is the first time the prize-giving ceremony will take place at the Bolshoi Theatre!

A concert of works by Richard Strauss continues the Bolshoi Theatre philarmonia season ticket concerts at the Big Hall of the Moscow Conservatoire. At the concert, the Bolshoi Theatre will be presenting the famous German singer and Vienna State Opera soloist, Ricarda Merbeth, in her first performance in Russia.

In taking stock of 2006 Opus, the influential Swedish music journal, declared that the best symphony concert held in Sweden in the outgoing year was that given by the Goeteborg Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Bolshoi Theatre principal conductor Alexander Vedernikov.

27.02.2007

Florian Boesch returns to the Boshoi

On 27 and 28 February, the young but already famous - particularly in this role - Austrian baritone, Florian Boesch, will appear at the Bolshoi as Papageno (The Magic Flute). Boesch has been nominated for a Golden Mask National Theatre Festival award. And the performance of The Magic Flute, on the first day of the singer’s short tour, comes under the Festival auspices.

The Bolshoi Theatre is happy to present once again at its New Stage the Canadian trumpeter, Frederick Mills, one of the world's most outstanding performers of brass instruments. He will be appearing together with the Theatre's Bolshoi Brass Ensemble of Soloists.

Starting from the 2007-2008 season, Yuri Temirkanov will be Bolshoi Theatre of Russia Chief Guest Conductor. A press briefing devoted to this important event in the lives of the maestro and the Bolshoi Theatre will take place at 12.00 noon in the atrium of the Bolshoi Theatre auxiliary building (Kopievsky Lane, No. 3, entr., No. 3).

Victor and Lilian Hochhauser are to receive special award from the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs for their unique contribution in promoting Russia's finest artists for over half a century.

14.11.2006

Nabucco's comeback

The Bolshoi Theatre returns in its repertoire Verli's poera Nabucco. The world famous Italian bass Ferruccio Furlanetto is going to sing in the forthcoming premiere of the renewing production. His performances will take place on November 14 and 17.